PS4 PS4 random ejecting discs!!

[LegacyNexus]

i bought a PS4 online through JB more than 2 years ago. In the last few months, maybe three times in the last 6 weeks I've come home from work with the PS4 on and am ejected disc! I've read online it's common. I did all the stuff mentioned. Even the tightening of that shitty screw! What's the options. Would JB give me a new one? Does Sony fix it? Should I just not use discs or turn off at power point during the day. If only happens when disc is in there.

 

[Premiers04]

i bought a PS4 online through JB more than 2 years ago. In the last few months, maybe three times in the last 6 weeks I've come home from work with the PS4 on and am ejected disc! I've read online it's common. I did all the stuff mentioned. Even the tightening of that shitty screw! What's the options. Would JB give me a new one? Does Sony fix it? Should I just not use discs or turn off at power point during the day. If only happens when disc is in there.

I got it to stop on my launch model by removing the rubber strip that is directly under the eject button.

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[LegacyNexus]

Yeah I've done that already. First thing I tried.

 

[MakeshiftMartyr]

I've done all the above as well. I've learnt it's best to not leave discs in when possible.

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[LegacyNexus]

I've done all the above as well. I've learnt it's best to not leave discs in when possible.

On SM-G930F using BigFooty.com mobile app

Does it still happen to you? It's so annoying lol

 

[Balony_pony16]

My brother had the same problem. Pretty sure he did some sort of factory reset thing. Eitherway it is prob a sign of it going. Get ready to buy a new one in the coming year imo

 

[MakeshiftMartyr]

Does it still happen to you? It's so annoying lol

It does, but only if I leave the discs in for a while. If I take them out, they won't spit them out during play like they have done.

It's been happening for over a year as well, so I don't think it's on its way out.

 

[LegacyNexus]

Yeah mines never during gameplay. I'll just come home and it's on and disc is ejected

 

[LegacyNexus]

It also turns on even just by touching the top of the unit. Had it horizontal but the fans were going crazy so I've got it vertical now.

 

[ioppolo]

Do you leave it on at the wall switch? I always turn that off when I'm not playing it.

 

[00Stinger]

I had the same on mine a couple of years back. Sent it to PlayStation they fixed it and sent it back free of charge

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[LegacyNexus]

Yeah I bought mine in 2014 so out of warranty. I'm just going to turn it off at switch which is annoying but helps my OCD a bit lol

 

[StillAtLarge]

Yeah I bought mine in 2014 so out of warranty. I'm just going to turn it off at switch which is annoying but helps my OCD a bit lol

Get in touch with Sony as you should be covered by consumer law. There is no way you should have a reasonable expectation that your machine will start randomly spitting out discs after only 3 years.
They should fix it for little or no charge and if they can't you should be given a replacement console

 

[Wise Guy Sam]

i bought a PS4 online through JB more than 2 years ago. In the last few months, maybe three times in the last 6 weeks I've come home from work with the PS4 on and am ejected disc! I've read online it's common. I did all the stuff mentioned. Even the tightening of that shitty screw! What's the options. Would JB give me a new one? Does Sony fix it? Should I just not use discs or turn off at power point during the day. If only happens when disc is in there.

There is an easy fix to this - it will never completely fix the problem but I did this once a month or there abouts and it slowed the issue.

Probably easy to read a guide but slide the top side panel off - this is designed to come off and Sony used to sell different colour clovers for this on the old chassis which you have.

Using a small screw driver their is a small plastic hole to tighten. This is a manual disc eject screw - if your console was dead you are supposed to use this to manually remove the disc. Tighten this and you should have a lot less issues.

Also give the buttons a good clean. They are very sensitive and dust can cause this issue too.

Annoyingly you are well outside a manufacturers warranty but this is a common fault with the early ps4's. They have since fixed this. You can try to contact Sony and they may help.

 

[LegacyNexus]

Yep done that screw one, one thing I've noticed...it's only when there's a disc in the system that it does this. I think that it might even be our surround sound speaker on the unit setting it off. But when that's off?? Who knows.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

I had the same problem and fixed it completely. I used to have to turn it off at the wall every time i finished playing because it would turn on and spit it out while I was at work and the console would be on all day. I opened the back up and put electrical tape over the gold sensor. Hasn't spat it out since I did which has been a month now, before that it was doing it 4-5 times a week.

 

[Greendogg5]

I had the same issue and tried everything with no success. ended up taking advantage of a trade in deal last week for a ps4 pro

 

[Glenno23]

I got an email from EB Games saying they do repairs on consoles now too. IIRC, the price was about $140 and that's for any fault it said. If they can't fix it, you pay zero apparently


May be worth a look?

 

[Big Sauce 21]

I posted how to fix it bro. It works